Mansfield

Mansfield's population grew in the decade leading up to the most recent census. At the same time there were changes in jobs, religion and housing tenure.

The population passed 100,000

In the decade to 2011, the population of Mansfield increased by 6.4%, from just under 98,200 to 104,000.

The addition of just under 6,300 people means this area's population increased at a slower rate than the total population of England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, Mansfield was home to, on average, 9.7 people per football pitch-sized piece of land.

Population density was higher than the average across the East Midlands

Population density (usual residents per football pitch-sized piece of land) across the East Midlands, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

An older Mansfield

Census 2011 data also show a change in the local population's average age.

Between the last two censuses, the median age of Mansfield increased by three years, from 38 to 41 years.

This industrial area had a slightly higher average age than the East Midlands and remained slightly older than the average local authority area across England (39 years of age).

The rise in age was because of an increase of about 2,500 people between the ages of 20 and 29 years, while the population between 30 and 39 years decreased by about 2,000.

About 13% of people in Mansfield are aged between 20 and 29 years

Percentage of usual residents in England, East Midlands and Mansfield by 10 year age band, March 2001 and March 2011

Rise in rate of employment

Mansfield saw the East Midlands' largest rise in the proportion of employed people.

In 2011, just over one in two (54%) people aged 16 to 74 in Mansfield said they were employed, compared with 50% in 2001. The percentage that were unemployed increased from 4.4% to 4.6%.

Across the region, Bolsover saw the next largest increase in the proportion of employed people (from 50% in 2001 to 53% in 2011).

During this period, Mansfield went from having the 31st-highest to the 17th-lowest percentage of employed people out of 309 English local authority areas.

The rate of employment was higher than across the East Midlands

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 to 74 that said they were employed across local authority areas in the East Midlands and the average across England, March 2011

More people cohabiting

The percentage of households in Mansfield, which comprised a cohabiting couple, increased from 9.0% to 12% in the decade to 2011.

In 2011, just under 3 in 10 (29%) households had only one person, compared with 28% in 2001. The percentage of households in Mansfield which comprised a married couple (with or without children) decreased from 38% to 34%.

The proportion of households with an unmarried couple increased faster here than in any other local authority district across the East Midlands. As a result, Mansfield became more healthy than the national average 9.9% in England described their health as good in 2011).

The percentage of households with a cohabiting couple in Mansfield increased by 2.9 percentage points

Percentage of households in Mansfield, the East Midlands and England that had an unmarried couple, March 2001 and March 2011

Change in unpaid care

The percentage of Mansfield residents that provided between 20 and 49 hours of weekly unpaid care increased from 1.6% to 1.7% in the 10 years leading up to 2011.

The percentage who reported providing at least 50 hours of unpaid care each week remained close to 3.0%.

The proportion of people providing between 20 and 49 hours of weekly unpaid care increased at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of the East Midlands (from 1.2% in 2001 to 1.4% in 2011). Across England, the percentage increased from 1.1% to 1.4%.

The proportion of people providing between 20 and 49 hours of weekly unpaid care in Mansfield remained close to 1.7%

Percentage of usual residents in England, East Midlands and Mansfield by care, March 2001 and March 2011

Religion in Mansfield

The number of people in Mansfield that described themselves as having no religion increased from about 15,000 in 2001 to about 31,000 in 2011. This represents a change from 15% to 30% of the local population.

The percentage increased by more than the average across the East Midlands (from 16% to 27%) and the average across England (from 15% to 25%).

The number of people in Mansfield that described themselves as Christian decreased from about 75,000 in 2001 to just over 64,000 in 2011 (from 76% to 62%). The number of people who did not disclose their religious affiliation decreased from about 7,700 to just over 7,000 (from 7.8% to 6.7%).

About 560 people (0.3%) said they were Muslim, up from about 250 in 2001 (0.5%).

There are many factors that can cause changes to the religious profile of an area, such as migration and varying fertility rates between religious groups. Changes may also be caused by differences in the way individuals choose to self-identify between censuses.

The population without a religion in Mansfield increased by 15 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in England, East Midlands and Mansfield by religion, March 2001 and March 2011

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